"Smiling Joe" Ettor, born on this day in 1885, was an Italian-American union organizer who, in the 1910s, was one of the leading public faces of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

Fannie Lou Hamer, born on this day in 1917, was a community organizer and leader within the civil rights movement. "I'm gonna be moving forward, and if they shoot me, I'm not going to fall back, I'm going to fall 5 feet 4 inches forward."